ICRC Somalia detention activities 2015
An overview of the ICRC's detention work in Somalia. Check-out the ICRC website in Somali: http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/languages/somali/index.jsp Every detained person needs water in sufficient …
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Jordan: Partnership and cooperation is key for emergency preparedness
16-02-2019 Amman (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated on 14 February a meeting to discuss and exchange expertise with representatives of the Ministry of Health, …
Nigeria: ICRC surgical teams caring for wounded after air strikes
20-01-2017 Abuja (ICRC) - Three days after air strikes at a settlement for internally displaced people at Rann in Nigeria, two surgical teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
Sudan: ICRC cash assistance in South Kordofan gives Abdullah hope to see again
''Somebody hold my hand,'' shouted Abdullah, a 23 year old internally displaced person (IDP), as he roamed through his village in South Kordofan, amidst the sound of gunshots and the smell of smoke, …
Philippines: Falling in love in… and for the Red Cross
It was a whirlwind, red-letter romance. Mariegen Sumaylo was then a 31-year-old field nurse for the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in 1991 when she first met her colleague, Alfonsito “Fons” Balo, in …
World Humanitarian Day: 17 million volunteers. Half a million aid workers. 190 countries. 1 day.
… every day. One of the medics’ most important jobs is to ensure people feel safe and …
Philippines: Agusan del Norte farmers seek to boost harvest processing capacity with new equipment
… on civilians, such as the loss of jobs and livelihood. We hope that these farm …
Cameroon: Cash aid empowers displaced persons in north
… province, they have survived by doing odd jobs in the fields, and they have been …
Fighting in Libya rages on: Portraits of four brave men
Five years since the revolution in Libya the bullets are still flying. The situation is getting worse as fighting intensifies, pushing people out of their homes. The following are portraits of four …
Pakistan: Campaign to make Karachi safer for ambulance services
11-03-2016 Karachi (ICRC) - Today, a public-service campaign was launched in Karachi to get motorists to give way to ambulances and generally increase respect for ambulance services. Joining forces …
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